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The world's largest tree, General Sherman, is ironically being threatened by a fire
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:35 pm
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The tree is over 2,000 years old
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Firefighters are wrapping fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees as blazes tear through California's world-famous Sequoia National Park.
Officials fear the fire could reach the Giant Forest, a grove of some of the world's biggest trees, within hours.
The forest hosts some 2,000 sequoias, including the 275ft (83m) General Sherman, the biggest tree by volume on Earth and about 2,500 years old.
The Colony and Paradise fires have been growing for a week.
More than 350 firefighters, along with helicopters and water-dropping planes, have been mobilised to battle the blazes.
They have wrapped several trees, including the General Sherman, with aluminium foil to protect them.
The tree is over 2,000 years old
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Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:36 pm to GetCocky11
Why’s that ironic?
Doh, I guess the name.
Doh, I guess the name.
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:37 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Sherman…
Fire…
Fire…
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:37 pm to GetCocky11
Is that all the foil they put on it?
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:38 pm to Oilfieldbiology
Flames have to start at roots and work their way up. These are the rules.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:38 pm to GetCocky11
Ahhhh, liberals. No logging, no brush clearing, no prescribed fires, we must save trees = tree killing wild fires.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:38 pm to GetCocky11
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as blazes tear through California
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:38 pm to Y.A. Tittle
I'm guessing because Sequoias are extraordinarily fire-resistant trees by nature. Some might say dependent. They require the heat from fire to germinate.
Also the Sherman thing haha.
Also the Sherman thing haha.
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:39 pm to GetCocky11
That tree will laugh at another fire!
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:41 pm to GetCocky11
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The tree is over 2,000 years old
It won't survive liberalism.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:42 pm to GetCocky11
If it was named general Lee they would have cut it down and burned it already
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:43 pm to Meauxjeaux
Irregardless of name, if they lose trees in that national park it would be a shame
Some of the most impressive things I've seen in person
Some of the most impressive things I've seen in person
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:43 pm to GetCocky11
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They have wrapped several trees, including the General Sherman, with aluminium foil to protect them.
Now it’ll be broiled and juicy
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:44 pm to GetCocky11
Sorry, it's my fault. I ran my generator for 6 days after Ida in Louisiana.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:45 pm to nicholastiger
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Irregardless
is not a word
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:45 pm to GetCocky11
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The forest hosts some 2,000 sequoias, including the 275ft (83m) General Sherman, the biggest tree by volume on Earth and about 2,500 years old.
Hmm......wonder how many fires those trees survived before we came along and started saving them from every wildfire that happened to start?
This post was edited on 9/17/21 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:46 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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Is that all the foil they put on it?
I never would have guessed that they put foil around trees to save them during fires. It makes some logical sense as it would protect the bark from the actual flames but I would've figured that the added heat would also cause major damage. That's very interesting.
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:47 pm to nicholastiger
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Irregardless
Posted on 9/17/21 at 12:47 pm to GetCocky11
meh, seen bigger trees in the quad, at a school once led by General Sherman no less
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